Bush Family to Leave Many Treasured Items Inside White House

Fox News ^ | January 16, 2009 | Fox News

[americanophile]

Unlike Bill and Hillary Clinton, George and Laura Bush will take few treasured mementos with them from their years at the White House. When the Clintons left the White House in January 2001, the former first couple took with them more than 50 gifts -- including a chandelier, flatware, and paintings -- valued at nearly $200,000. The Bushes, however, borrowed from furnishings that already existed within the White House collection, said Sally McDonough, press secretary to Laura Bush. "Mrs. Bush -- having the experience of being at the White House when her father-in-law was president -- knew how many beautiful things she had to choose from to furnish the residence. And she will go back to Texas with only those items that belong to her," McDonough told FOXNews.com. Bush's official state china service -- a Lenox gilt-edged style with a green basket weave border valued at $492,798 -- is a valued item that will remain at the White House. The 320 14-piece place settings were purchased with privately raised funds through the White House Historical Association Acquisition Trust. Two custom rugs, including one in the Diplomatic Reception Room with emblems from all 50 state flags, will also stay behind in the Executive Mansion. But the first family can opt to place a multitude of personal gifts they have received

[americanophile]

The Clintons were pigs. The Bush's have class.

[SevenofNine]

Come think of it unlike Clintons did they donate China to WH treasury

[SevenofNine]

Come think of it unlike Clintons did they donate China to WH treasury

[Wolfstar]

But a few cherished items will be taken back to the Bush home in Crawford, Texas.

Barney and Miss Beasley are at the top of that list. I'll miss those dogs.

[Timocrat]

Amen to that. Remember the Democrat White House staffers who vandalised computer keyboards etc - removing W’s. Bush has organised a transition office to smootly handle the transfer of power. The Clintons really were hicks.

[Badeye]

We won’t get stories of 20K worth of vandalism, as we did in January of 2001 courtesy of the childlike Clinton administration types.

[We Dare Defend Our Rights]

White Trash is the Southern term for them

[DoughtyOne]

Let’s just hope that the White House, Congress, and the SCOTUS hasn’t been painted black during the next four years. As mental as the socialists seem to have gone, I can just see Tom Hanks, Spielberg, and Lukas out there with paint buckets ‘making this nation more like the Founding Fathers wanted’.

[Dixie Yooper]

As I understand it, LBJ insisted that most of the interior of Air Force One be stripped for his use once he returned home. Just sworn in President Nixon told the pilot to let him have what he wanted. I’m not sure if Jimmy Carter took anything but bad memories when he left office.

[RobinOfKingston]

... she will go back to Texas with only those items that belong to her," ...

It won't matter much to them, but I hope bill and his wife get an opportunity to read that line.

[ozzymandus]

Somebody brought up the Clinton’s vandalism and theft on Fox News, and the idiot O’Reilly naturally responded, “I never believed that.”

[Humal]

I was wondering about the rug in the Oval Office. Didn’t Lady Laura help design it? I wonder what will happen to it?

[RobinOfKingston]

... the White House, ...

I've already begun to think of it as the White Hut, out of large, large amounts of nearly overwhelming respect for the new tenants Kenyan origins. I wonder where the goat-roasting pit will be dug, for those state dinners that are sure to come.

[Political Junkie Too]

Did Gore ever give back the bust of Lincoln? I'm sure Obama will want it.

-PJ

[pbear8]

All Presidents take their Oval Office rug which them.

[siamesecats]

Yes, she did help design it.
I was hoping she would take it with her, for President Bush’s library.
I have not seen any article indicating that she is.
The next bunch won’t appreciate it.

[reagan_fanatic]

Bush Family to Leave Many Treasured Items Inside White House

The D.C. pawn shops should be seeing an uptick in business shortly.

[AxelPaulsenJr]

and the idiot O’Reilly naturally responded, “I never believed that.”

I quit listening to that blustering buffoon a long time ago.

[icwhatudo]

The reason many dismiss the stories of clinton and his people vandalizing and stealing things is because of a report that was put out by a the organization responsible for the buildings themselves rather than the computers, keyboards, walls, etc etc.

If vandals spray painted your home’s walls, stole you computers, turned over desks, etc etc and you had a structural engineer inspect your house their report would also say there was “no damage”. The MSM went wild with this report -not understanding what it really covered (or maybe they did and didn’t care)

Sadly, some even on the right have bought into this hyped physical building “report”, not thinking it worth while to waste time checking into something so “trivial”.

[KeyLargo]

Will the shoes be left on the lawn?

Activists “shoe” Bush out the White House door Post a comment Posted by: Jim Wolf Tags: Front Row Washington, Barack Obama, George W. Bush, inauguration, protesters, shoes, White House Critics of outgoing President George W. Bush turned a stretch of Pennsylvania Avenue outside the White House into a rowdy street theater on the eve of his handover of power to Barack Obama. An activist coalition calling itself ShoeBush.org piled a motley collection of dozens of old shoes, including tan combat boots said to have been worn by U.S. troops in Iraq and children’s bright yellow flip-flops, at what amounted to Bush’s doorstep. “We wanted to shoo and boo Bush on his last day in office,” said Ann Wilcox of Washington D.C., who marched with the group of about 500 peace activists.